League Play-Off

Unnaryd
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stig-Arne Strand got the match started through his kick off. If Stig-Arne Strand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonatan Nordlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stig-Arne Strand in the 5th minute of the match. When Sven-Arne Vesterberg came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Big Tigers FF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sven-Arne Vesterberg couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes into the match, Unnaryd's goal looked a bit too open when Stig-Arne Strand came free, but Jonatan Nordlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Dalström kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Unnaryd's Jonatan Nordlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Arne Strand in the 18th minute of play. Unnaryd's Jonatan Nordlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Arne Vesterberg in the 21st minute of play. Urban Högberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Stig-Arne Strand managed to get in a good position for a shot. Big Tigers FF's supporters rose to their feet, but Stig-Arne Strand was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonatan Nordlund breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jonatan Nordlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stig-Arne Strand in the 29th minute of play. Maximilian Samuelsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Måns Torsberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maximilian Samuelsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 37 minutes, Maximilian Samuelsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Unnaryd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximilian Samuelsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 38 minutes, Ingvar Hegg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Big Tigers FF and the Unnaryd players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Maximilian Samuelsson got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Urban Högberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Måns Torsberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Urban Högberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Måns Torsberg having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Urban Högberg to make the kick off. Ivan Dalström charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Dalström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jonatan Nordlund came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Big Tigers FF's Sven-Arne Vesterberg. But to his dismay, Sven-Arne Vesterberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Emil Gadd kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Urban Högberg struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Måns Torsberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Unnaryd. Maximilian Samuelsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Måns Torsberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonatan Nordlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sven-Arne Vesterberg in the 66th minute. Ivan Dalström hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Sven-Arne Vesterberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Unnaryd's zone, Andréas Uggla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonatan Nordlund came out of the goal and Andréas Uggla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th minute, Ralf Björk got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, Unnaryd's Jonatan Nordlund got control of the ball when Sven-Arne Vesterberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig-Arne Strand in the 94th minute of play forced Unnaryd's goalkeeper Jonatan Nordlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven-Arne Vesterberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Jonatan Nordlund made a huge save. The Big Tigers FF supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Big Tigers FF would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.